The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-02-17

ginia Military District, who had become law
yer at Chillicothe, told the young man that
there seemed 70 be . good business opening In
the new State and E. b. Kendrick was sent
out with stock Of goods. The stock was
shipped by sea TO Philadelphia, hauled In
wagons to Pittsburgh, thence conveyed in nat
bonts to Portsmouth, from which point Il was
brought in wagons TO Chillicothc.
Mr.. kendrick was in business for few years,
but In 1921 began the purchase Of lands in the
Virginia Military District. He made st one
time long journey on horseback 10 q remote
part OF Virginia to purchase thousand acres of
land in Fayette County.
Mr.. Kendrick became the deputy to the Sur
veyor-Gcneral OF the land in the Virginia Mill
tary District, and he was often associated in
his work with General Macarthur. After two
years Of service he was appointed BY the then
Ex-Governor THIN, who was Surveyor r-General
OF the West, to survey district in Indiana,
but he took o clerkship in the general office at
Chillicothe instead, where he remained for six
or seven years, when he was detailed to fix the
boundary line between Indiara and Michigan.
In 1928 Mr.. Kendrick was elected county sur
veyor on the Democratic ticket and the follow
ing year was appointed postmaster by Presi-
dent jackson. He remained in office till sue
cessor was appointed by President Harrison.
Some years later he was appointed surveyor
OF the Virginia Military District, and he held
that position till he transferred it to his son. 1t
was the discharge Of the duties Of this office
that brought him into such close and frequent
relation with the people of the Scioto Valley
and made his perhaps the most familiar face and
figure in it for quarter of century.
Mr.. Hendricks first commission as Surveyor
OF the Virginia Military District Is dated June
IA, 1S47, and is signed by James K. Polk. Presi-
dent, and James Buchanan, Secretary OF State.
While Mr.. Kendrick was in the post-office he
was attracted by the bright intelligence of
Allen g. Thurman, who as boy was living
with his parents in Chillicothe. Mr. Kcndrick
made him clerk in the office, and afterward
deputy surveyor. Judge Thurman has fire.
quently stated that much OF his success in land
cases was to be ascribed to the instructions
which E. P. Kendrick gave him in the back
yard Of the old post-office at Chillcothe.
In 1862 Mr.. Kendrick was elected county
auditor. He served one term and was sue
ceeded by his son Samuel. This closed his
public career, which was a busy one thorough
ly interviewer with the history of Ohio's first
capital.
So far as we can learn, the Oldest living white
person In the Scioto Valley is Samuel Lutz, who
lives just beyond the Ross County line, in Salt
creek Township, Pickaway County.
Squire Samuel I.utz came from "Pennsyl-
vania Dutch" family. He was born in 1859, and,
though lacking but two years Of a century of
life, he Is possessed Of all his faculties and
senses. He can see to read without the aid of
glasses and enjoys life with apparently youth
ful zest He has considerable physical vigor
and ut times o fine flow of spirits, which makes
his old age blessing instead of burden to
those about him.
Samuel Lutz is man of small stature but
his head is large and of good shape. He has
thin, struggling gray hairs which almost dsap-
pear on the dome Of the skull. His eyes nre
small, bright, twinkling, and indicate that the
brain behind them is still active and sound. He
frequently laughs in pleasant, merry way, and
is very engaging in conversation.